First full-length album after 4 years of debut… Pre-released ‘Supernova’ hit, CDP version becomes a hot topic
“Exchanging hearts with New Jeans in the waiting room”… In response to Bang Si-hyuk’s statement, “I assume everything will work out and accept it.”
Espa comeback with first full-length album ‘Armageddon’
(Seoul = Larose.VIP) Reporter Taesoo Lee = “If ‘Supernova’ tastes like a can, then ‘Armageddon’ tastes like dirt. It’s a little more dry and deep.” (Karina)
Girl group Espa introduced the new song at a showcase commemorating the release of their first full-length album ‘Armageddon’ held in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 27th, saying, “It may be difficult at first, but it will fit perfectly with SM’s traditional expression that the more you listen, the more addicted you become.” did.
‘Armageddon’ is Aespa’s first full-length album in four years since its debut in 2020.
In addition to the double title songs ‘Supernova’ and ‘Armageddon’, ‘Set The Tone’ with a confident message that ‘our music takes the lead’, ‘BAHAMA’ with a cheerful sound, and a pleasant melody It contains a total of 10 songs, including ‘Long Chat’, a dance song with a bright track sound.
Among these, the pre-released title song ‘Supernova’ was an early success, ranking first on Melon’s ‘Top 100’.
Another title song, ‘Armageddon’, is a hip-hop dance song with a strong synthesizer bass sound and a sophisticated track. It contains the message of meeting a different me in a different world, facing infinite possibilities, and being reborn as a complete me.
In this album, Espa expanded its worldview beyond the real world and the digital world into a multiverse. The message ‘I define myself’ is the core theme of this work.
Karina laughed, saying, “At the beginning of my debut, I was embarrassed because I needed to be shameless to express my worldview. But now that it’s been 4 years, I’ve become shameless. My worldview has more advantages than disadvantages.”
Winter said, “Many people say that our songs have an ‘iron taste’, but we tried to show a variety of musical colors by including warm emotional ballads, cheerful dance songs, and rhythmic modern pop genres in the included songs.” He added, “Through this album, we expanded into a multiverse. “The narrative of season 2 of the new worldview begins in earnest,” he explained.
Since its debut, Espa has been loved for its powerful songs, which is completely opposite to the easy listening trend in the K-pop market. What do the members think about the so-called ‘taste of iron’ that is their identity?
Karina said, “Rather than classifying our songs as easy listening or hard listening, we would like to call them ‘aespa music’. We can express a lot of music through the included songs, so we wanted to maintain our own unique color in the title song.”
Espa comeback with first full-length album ‘Armageddon’
Winter pointed out, “I think the word ‘iron taste’ was chosen because our vocals are bright,” and Giselle said, “When you listen to the vocals and music together, doesn’t that sound sound like a strong ‘pounding’ sound? Maybe that’s why.” said.
The number of pre-orders for ‘Armageddon’ exceeded 1.02 million, heralding four consecutive works to become million-sellers following the previous works ‘Girls’, ‘MY WORLD’, and ‘Drama’.
In this album, Espa also attracted attention by introducing a unique album format that included a CD player (CDP). This CDP version of the album sold out as soon as pre-orders began.
Winter jokingly complained about this, saying, “If we have the quantity, we would like to have it and give it (the CDP version) to our parents.”
With this comeback, Espa is competing in good faith with ‘How Sweet’ from fellow top girl group New Jeans. In particular, amidst the conflict surrounding New Genes’ agency Adore, a KakaoTalk conversation was made public in which Hive Chairman Bang Si-hyuk asked, ‘Can you step on Espa?’
In response to a related question, Karina said, “We are aware of the issue,” and added, “Because it is our first regular album, we have devoted ourselves to practicing. We also prepared for the regular album thanks to the support and love, and we are grateful to the public for the love we have received, which seems to have been a satisfying start to our first regular album.” “he said.
He added, “We also met that group (New Genes) on a music show, and we exchanged hearts in the waiting room, saying we loved each other.” He added, “We are staying as good colleagues.”
Winter responded, “Rather than thinking about it too deeply, I think I just accepted it and thought that everything would go well for the first full-length album.”
Espa has recently been receiving rave reviews for its vivid live performances on stages at various university festivals. They will meet fans around the world through their second world tour, which will tour 14 regions, including Asia and Australia, starting in Seoul on the 29th and 30th of next month.
“Since we were trainees, we have been trained to hold a hand microphone and be evaluated without using anything, so I think many people are watching (our live) with appreciation. Haha.” (winter)
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